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December, 1930

Antioch News4 December 1930
The Edwards' families attended the funeral services for their cousin, George Simmons of Tacoma, Wash., which were held at the White and Tobin Funeral Home on Saturday afternoon at one o'clock. Burial was at Hickory.

Twenty-eight young people gathered at the J. H. Bonner home Friday evening and gave Wm. Ferry a surprise farewell party. Mr. Ferry, who has been employed on the Bonner farm for several months, left Saturday to enter DeKalb Normal school.

Mrs. E. Groebli spent several days in Chicago the past week.

Miss Doris Jamison of Milwaukee Downer college spent her Thanksgiving vacation with her parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bonner and sons spent Thanksgiving with the Beaumont family at Kansasville, Wis.

Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Edwards and children spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. J. Kaluf of Grange Hall.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Achen and sons spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Martin.

Mr. and Mrs. George Edwards spent Thursday at the Bert Edwards home at Hickory.

Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bonner and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bonner and children were entertained at the Clarence Bonner home Thanksgiving.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holdridge, Ruth and Grace Holdridge of Waukegan, Messrs. Eric Anderson, Wm. Ferry and Robert Brenton were Thanksgiving dinner guests of the Lewis Bauman family.

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bonner, Ralph and Ethel McGuire, J. S. Denman and family spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Denman at Gurnee.

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bauman and daughter, Helen, spent Sunday with Mrs. Bauman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Larsen, Waukegan.

Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Denman and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Strahan at Rosecrans.

The November social of the Christian Endeavor society was held at the home of Mr. And Mrs. Warren Hook Saturday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cosgrove, Miss Helen Neahous of Chicago, Gus Christensen of Gurnee and Vernon Webb were guests for dinner at the O. P. Neahous home on Thanksgiving.

Kenneth Denman is on the sick list.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schwicht and daughter of Chicago have moved to their farm which they purchased from Mrs. A. Beck.

Antioch News11 December 1930
$50,000 Fire Destroys Buildings
on Estate of William Mitchell
Fire, believed to have been caused by crossed wires and overheating, resulted in the destruction Saturday night of nearly $50,000 worth of property on the country estate of William H. Mitchell, member of the Onwentsia Hunt Club. The place, formerly known as the Cannon Farm, is located two miles southeast of Millburn.
The fire started in a groom's cottage, caught on the barn and spread to a granary and garage before the Antioch and Fox Lake fire departments arrived to check the flames. An insufficient supply of water hindered their efforts.
Realizing the hopelessness of attempting to stop the fire before help was available, the farm employees rescued all the stock, horses, and barn equipment.
Although Mitchell could not be located, his sister, Mrs. Louise Kellogg, of Lake Forest, hastened to the scene.

ADJUDICATION NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Subscriber Administrator of the estate of Robert L. Smart, deceased, will attend the Probate Court of Lake County, at a term thereof to be holden at the Court House in Waukegan, in said County, on the first Monday of February next, 1931, when and where all persons having claims against said estate are notified and requested to present the same to said Court for adjudication.
ROSE V. SMART.
Waukegan, Ill., November 24, 1930
Ring, Uhlir & Cuchna, Attorneys.
Antioch News18 December 1930
[the following were written for the previous week]

The barn and horseman's cottage on the J. J. Mitchell farm were destroyed by fire Saturday night about 5:30 o'clock. The Fox Lake and Antioch fire departments responded to the call and arrived promptly, succeeding in saving other buildings.

The ladies Aid society met at the church last Thursday and dinner was served by Mrs. L. J. Slocum, Mrs. A. H. Pierstorff and Mrs. W. A. Bonner. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. W. A. Bonner; vice president, Mrs. Pierstorff; secretary, Mrs. Robert Bonner; treasurer, Mrs. J. S. Denman.

Ida Mae Brenton, of Waukegan, spent the week-end with Bernice Bauman.

Mrs. Nellie Ray and daughter, of Waukegan, called at the Webb and Edwards homes on Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Murrie and Robert and Doris Murrie, of Russell, called at the Gordon Bonner home on Sunday afternoon.

Christmas programs are being prepared for Sunday evening, December 21, and for the Christmas tree on December 22. Everyone is invited to come and hear these programs.

Marian Edwards stayed with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Kaluf, during the past week.

The C. E. Business meeting was held at the Lewis Bauman home on Saturday evening.

Mrs. Bauman, Sr., who has spent the past six months at the Lewis Bauman home, has gone to spend the winter with her daughter.

[the above were written for the previous week]

The community is invited to the Christmas pageant and sacred song service at the church on Sunday evening, December 20, and also to the Christmas tree on Tuesday evening, when the children will give their program.

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hook started Monday morning by auto for Tampa, Florida, where they will spend the winter with the latter's mother, Mrs. Viola Burge.

Mrs. Robert Bonner spent Tuesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Beaumont, at Kansasville.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson and Mrs. Jessie Low spent Wednesday in Chicago.

Roy Edwards, of Waukegan, called at the George Edwards home on Wednesday.

Mrs. C. P. Tibbetts and Mrs. Chas Herschberger, of Half Day, attended the W. C. T. U. meeting at the J. H. Bonner home on Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Martin spent Thursday in Chicago.

John Chope is on the sick list.

Mrs. Bauman, Sr., who has spent the past six months at the Lewis Bauman home, will spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Holdridge, near Waukegan.

Mrs. A. G. Torfin is entertaining her brother, Earl Clayton, and a nephew, from South Dakota.

Antioch News25 December 1930
Hungry Thieves Steal Corned Beef
From the Y Camp
Although the identity of the vandals who broke into the Y. M. C. A. camp at Hastings Lake, near Millburn, Ill., on Monday, December 15, has not yet been discovered, investigations by Deputy Sheriff McBride reveal that the theft was not made by professional looters in search of valuables, but rather by hungry youths desiring food.
Entrance into the storeroom where the canned corned beef was hidden was effected by breaking a window. Nothing other than the three cases of corned beef, which had been stored for use during the Christmas holidays, was taken.
Three windows in the commissary quarters were found smashed by men who were cleaning there Thursday, preparatory to the boys' coming for the Christmas vacation.
Knives and articles of value which might easily have been taken made no appeal to the marauders.

The musical pageant and program given at the church Sunday night was well attended. Selections from the pageant of last year and Christmas carols were sung. Eric Anderson read of the time before the birth of Christ, while others acted the parts. A Christmas tree program was held Tuesday.

Misses Katharine and Ruth Minto are home for the holidays from their schools at Davis, Ill., and Tustin, Mich.

Miss Doris Jamison, of Milwaukee Downer College, is spending her vacation with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Jamison.

William Ferry, of DeKalb, spent Saturday at Lewis Bauman's.

Harold Kennedy and Homer Edwards returned from the University of Illinois at Urbana, to spend the Christmas vacation with their respective families.

Mr. and Mrs. George Wollecott, of Oklahoma City, Okla., are spending Christmas with the latter's brother, A. G. Torfin.

George Edwards has been ill the past week.

C. E. Bonner, J. G. Bonner and R. J. Bonner and Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bonner attended the funeral services of Mrs. John Corris at the Russell church on Saturday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Denman and daughters were guests for dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Strahan, at Rosecrans.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bonner called at the R. G. Murrie home at Russell on Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Alling, from Iowa, are spending the holidays with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Edwards.

Carl and Eric Anderson drove to Chicago on Wednesday.

School closed on Friday until January 5, Mrs. Ferry had a party and Christmas tree for the whole.

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